These are the 10 US military bases still named after Confederate soldiersDaniel Brown
On Wednesday, NASCAR, which has a fan base throughout Trump strongholds in the South, banned the Confederate flag from its races and venues. The announcement came shortly after the president said his administration would “not even consider” changing the name of 10 Army bases named for Confeder...
Bipartisan compromise on police reform takes shape in Congress following testimony from George Floyd's brother. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump balked at renaming military bases named for Confederate generals. The mayor said he didn't want the fate of the Columbus statue to ...
“I don’t think we can erase history. But there’s certainly a question of the prominence of recognition of Confederates. For example, I don’t have any problem with changing the bases in the south that I didn’t even realize were named after Confederate generals.” In contrast to ...
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United States of America/Kingdom of the Netherlands (1941) Light Tank – 194 Built After years of neglect, the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger, abbreviated to ‘KNIL’) tried to re-equip itself with new material starting in 1936. Four Vickers tanks, ...
While the rams were built to engage Confederate ships, the Union purchased dozens of sidewheel and sternwheel flat-bottomed steamers for other duties on the rivers, such as patrols, fire support and transport escort. In their conversion to military service, the steamers were equipped with a lig...
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employing people in agencies such as the National Park Service to protect national parks and historic sites. The U.S. government also maintains military and research institutions in the state. Three Air Force bases, White Sands Missile Range and the federal research facilities at Los Alamos Nationa...
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